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during the period of observation least rai n feîl in L908. Other 

 points that call for notice are the exceptionally heavy rainfall 

 during the l.-isi three mon i lis of 1906; the high rainfall during 

 the same period in L907and 1909; the very low rainfall during 

 fchefirst three mont lis of 1V>07 ; very low rainfall in April 1900, 

 Julv 1906, September 1907, November 1908 and February 1909; 

 very high rainfall in January 1906, October and Novem- 

 ber 1906, October 1007 and October 1909. The most uniform 

 yearas regards rainfall appears to hâve been 1908. 



Number ofhours ofbright sunshine at Rothamsted (1) . 



For the following table showing the number of hours of 

 bright sunshine at Rothamsted we are indebted to Miss W. E. 

 Brenchley, D. Se. Tliis table shows that 1006 was by far the 

 sunniest year during the period of observation, while the other 



(1) The numbera for eacb mootb. hâve been rounded off, i, e, fractions ot 

 hours hâve been ignored. 



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